European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 0 stars and stripes tuesday March 27 2007 in the states senators question if they can Trust Gonzales by Lara Jakes Jordan the associated press Washington Republican support for attorney general Al Berto Gonzales eroded sunday As three key senators sharply questioned his truthfulness and a Democrat joined the list of lawmakers who want him to resign Over the firing of eight Federal prosecutors we have to have an attorney general who is candid and truth Ful and if we find out Hes not been candid and truthful that a very compelling reason for him not to stay on said sen Arlen Specter the top Republican on the Senate judiciary committee which oversees the Justice depart ment Specter spa said he would wait until Gonzales scheduled april 17 testimony to the commit tee on the dismissals before deciding whether he could continue to support the attorney general he called it a make or break appearance to sen Chuck Hagel neb Gonzales does have a credibility problem we govern with one currency and that Trust and that Trust is All important and when you lose or debase that cur Rency then you cant govern and i think Hes going to have some difficulties Hagel cited changing stories from the Justice department about the circumstances for firing the eight us attorneys sen Lindsey Graham rec said Gonzales has been wounded by the firings he has said some things that just dont add up said Graham who is on the Senate judiciary committee additionally sen Dianne fein Stein Calif called for Gonzales to step Down Over his conflicting state ments on How involved he was in the dismissals last fell democrats con tend the prosecutors fir Ings were politically Moti Gonzales rated Gonzales has said he participated in no discussions and saw no memos about plans to carry out the firings on dec 7 that democrats contend were politically motivated his schedule however shows he at tended at least one hour Long meet ing on nov 27 where he approved a detailed plan to execute the prosecutors firings family sex pact leads to jail time for Mich Man the associated press Muskegon Mich a Man who pleaded no contest to enter ing into a sex pact with his girl Friend and her 15yearold Daugh Ter and to having had sex with a 12yearold relative was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison Michael j Fitzgibbon 37 was sentenced Friday to up to 15 years for each of four counts of third de Gree criminal sexual conduct after prosecutors said he his girl Friend and her daughter signed a contract allowing the teen to be his sex partner for two months he was also sentenced to 12 to 25 years for each of two charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct for having sex with the 12yearold girl All six sentences Are to be served concurrently Fitzgibbon pleaded no contest to the charges last month a no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated the same Way for sentencing purposes the Case arose after Fitzgibbons Girlfriend afraid of losing him while she was recuperating from surgery allegedly arranged for Fitzgibbon herself and her daughter to sign a contract in june in Exchange for sex the 15yearold testified she was to be paid and receive privileges such As piercings hair dyeing and per Mission to stay overnight with her own Boyfriend the Girlfriend whose name is not being made Public to protect her daughters identity has been charged with three counts of Crim Inal sexual conduct and is scheduled to stand trial in april ind the car ii Andy Delisle Clovis debris sits in front of a Home in Clovis no on saturday after a Tornado hit the area storms producing a series of tornadoes destroyed buildings and injured several people including two critically in an area along new Mexico Border with Texas n Mexico picks up pieces state Aid agencies respond to Tornado damage by Felicia Fonseca the associated press Albuquerque she awoke Satur Day Andrea Mclaren found that a stretch of the East Ern new Mexico City she Calls Home had been obliterated by a Tornado that flattened houses snapped Tele phone poles and even heaved a trailer through a Bowling Alley the Tornado was one of 16 that moved through communities along the new Mexico Texas Border late Friday and Early saturday leaving two people critically injured residents said saturday that the cleanup Effort could take months pretty much everything was pushed together like toy cars Mclaren said by Telephone from Clovis no weve been picking up debris the whole Day clean up and assess the damage that All we can do the worst damage was reported in Clovis and the Village of Logan about 80 Miles to the North state officials said the Clovis twister touched Down shortly before 8 pm Friday forecasters said on saturday City officials described a narrow path of destruction about 3 Miles Long about 100 Homes and businesses were either lost or damaged and at least three schools were damaged police said hospitals in Clovis treated 35 victims including two critically injured state emergency management spokeswoman Carrie Moritomo said saturday one of the critically Hurt was taken to a Hospital in Lub Bock Texas for treatment gov Bill Richardson ordered about 20 soldiers from the new Mexico army National guard to pro vide support in Clovis spokesman maj Kenneth Nava said Richardson is expected to travel to Clovis sunday to be briefed on the damage Moritomo said in Logan a twister hit a trailer Park leaving two people hospitalized Moritomo said Many other injuries were reported but they were minor that Tornado touched Down shortly before pm Friday and Early reports show that 55 proper ties were affected by the storm state officials said at least 20 properties were completely destroyed nearly 3000 people were without electricity in clo vis on saturday and state officials say it will take two to three Days to restore Power Larry Wallin the Village administrator estimated it would be five to six months before the damage is cleaned up two state emergency assessment teams were expected to arrive in Logan and Clovis on saturday officials said the salvation army has opened a shelter at High school in Clovis american red Cross teams were fanning out to provide food and assistance As needed  padre new directions an adj Check out career Center every sunday and wednesday